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Bilateral lesions of suprachiasmatic nucleus eliminate circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient in rats

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Bilateral lesions of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus of rats abolished circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and of the respiratory quotient (RQ). The RQ remained constant at a level intermediate between the maximum (about 1.0) and minimum (about 0.9) values in control animals.

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  1. Division of Protein Metabolism, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Yamada-Oka, 565, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    K. Nagai, T. Nishio & H. Nakagawa

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Nagai, K., Nishio, T. & Nakagawa, H. Bilateral lesions of suprachiasmatic nucleus eliminate circadian rhythms of oxygen consumption and the respiratory quotient in rats. Experientia 41, 1136–1138 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951695

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